Spring clip



Dec. 10, 1940. KRAKAUER 2,224,824

SPRING CLIP Filed Sept. 17, 1957 INVENTOR .Ablgfidm [I'm/raver Patented Deal-0,1940

UNITED STATE s PATENT Oms- SPRING CLIP A Abraham Krakauer, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor to Kay Manufacturing Corporation, Brooklyn. N. Y., a corporation of New York Application September 11, 1931, Serial No. 184,273 10 Claims. (cl. 155-179) This invention relates to spring structures and particularly to the means for securing coil springs to sinuous springs, being an improvement of the devices shown in my prior copending application for patent for Spring structure, Serial No. 135,857, filed April 9, 1987, and which matured into Patent No. 2,156,728, issued May 2,

Inmy said prior application, I have disclosed a clip for removably securing a coil spring at its lowermost end to any desired point of a sinuous spring of the typeknown as no-sax springs, such as are shown in the patent to Kaden, No. 2,002,399, dated May 21, 1935.

Such sinuous;springs, as commercially produced, are not precisely uniform, insofar as the dimensions of the various bends thereof and the precise spacing of said bends, are concerned. These inequalities, thoughislight, sometimes affect the proper fit of the clip shown inmy said prior application to the sinuous spring.

My present invention therefore contemplates the provision of a simple spring holding means designed to hold the coil springsecurely to any selected bend of the sinuous spring rcgardless of variations or inequalities in the widths and lengths of the various bends of the sinuous spring.

My invention further contemplates. the proviand may be used to support one or more suitable m 'sion of a simple spring connection designed to be economically produced and effective to hold the coil spring to and to press it against the sinuous spring firmly enough to prevent relative movement'thereof in any direction except deliberate relative rotational movement.

My invention further contemplates the provision of 1 a sheet metal connection whereby a coil spring maybe firmly secured to any selectedpoint of iails'inuous spring and at substantially right angles thereto by means of relative rotational movement of said springs after the clip has .=hs'en arranged in its selected position onthe sfiiuous spring.

tion, the comparatively short movably secure the springs together, with .axis of the coil spring H at substantially right coil springs l I. In'one of the forms of my invenclip I! is used to rethe angles to the plane of the sinuous spring III. In the other forms of my invention, a suitably notched and/or lugged strip 8 or 9 is used for the same purpose, said strip serving also as a re inforcement of the sinuous spring. 7

It will be noted that the clip I! of the present invention, as well as the elongated stripsl. and! are intended. to be used for the purpose of holding the coil spring to any desired point of the sinuous spring Ill. As has been previously indicated, said spring III is provided with a plurality of bends l3, i4, 15, all of which are substantially semicircular in outline. The adjacent bends are connected by straight portions as It and il.

Said straight portions, however, are preferably not parallel, but diverge slightly from the ends of the semi-circular portions from which they Project. In the manufacture of such sinuous springs, variations occur in the extreme overall lengths of the bends as from the outermost point of the bend II to the outermost point of the bend ll. Variations also occur in the widths of said bends as from the point I! where the bend it joins the part i! to the point I! where the bend The various \o bjects of my invention will be clear from the description which follows and from the drawing, in which,

Fig. 1 is a vertical section of an article of furniture showing a frame thereof and showing an up- 1 holstered part supported by springs connected by my novel spring connection.-

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary elevation of the connected springs showing one form'of my invention in the form of a clip. 1 v

Fig. 3 13 a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of my new clip.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the spring assembly I! joins the straight part It. It therefore be- 7 comes advisable to use 'a connecting clip which is so constructed as to compensate for such variations andto permit no relative motion between the parts regardless of the exact widths or lengths of the bends.

A clip I! having these properties is shown in detail in Fig. 4. Said clip is preferably made of a single piece of sheet metal and is provided with a bottom portion 20 having a substantially central perforation as 2| therein and provided with apair of similar upstanding side lugs as 22 and 23 and with an end lug 24. Each of the lugs 22 and 23 is preferably of slightly less height than the thickness f the spring i0 and is integrally joined and bent from the bottom 20, the edges 24' and 25 of the respective lugs being arranged as trally on the end edge 21 of the bottom 23 and its height may be somewhat greater than the height of the lugs 22 and 23. Atthe end edge 24 a notch as 28 may be formed, if desired, said notch aiding in holding the end coil of the coil spring in place, though it will be understood that said notch may be dispensed with without materially afiecting the operation of the clip.

Referring particularly to Fig. 3, it will be seen that the clip |2 isarranged at the selected bend of the spring I!) by merely inserting the lug 24 inside of the selected bend as l4 and with the lugs 22 and 23 adajacent or in contact with the inner edges of the bends I5 and I3 respectively The width of the bottom 20 of the clip and consequently the distance between said lugs 22 and 23, is preferably made to correspond with the minimum distance between the points of contact 29 and 30 of said lugs with the respective bends l5 and 3. Should the distance between said points of contact be greater than the minimum, the lugs 22,and 23,may, nevertheless, be forced inside of the respective bends l5 and I3 by transverse pressure owing to the fact that said lugs as well as the sinuous spring itself are sufliciently resilient for that purpose. Even, however, if the width of the selected bend between said points of contact is less than the minimum, there will be no lost motion between the parts as will shortly appear. a

' The clip I2 having been arranged as described at the selected bend of the spring |0, the coil spring may now be secured in place by the proper rotary motion. The lowermost coil 3| of said coil spring is provided with an axially arranged 'and comparatively short end portion or projection 32 designed to pass through the perforation 2| of the clip. Extending from said portion 32, is the radial portion 33 joined by the bend 34 to the adjacentpart of the end coil 35. To secure the coil spring'in place, the clip l2 and that-part of the sinuous spring at which said clip is arranged, namely, the parts I4, l6 and I], are inserted into any of the spaces as 36 between adjacent coils as 31 and 38 of the coil spring, above the end coil 3| and with the parts 32 and 133 underneath the bottom 20 of the clip. The upstanding part 32 in this position is in alignment with the perforation 2| ready to enter said perforation on the relative rotation of the coilspring and the sinuous spring. Such rotation in the proper direction, screws the coil spring axially along the spring I0 and the clip until the projection 32 passes through the opening 2|, the end coil 3| then becoming arranged above the clip and in firm contact with the parts l4, l6 and I1. Sai d end coil preferably, though not necessarily, passes through the notch 28. The rotation above described may be continued until the parts are held together as firmly as may be necessary or desired.

It will beunderstood that similar rotation of the coil spring in the opposite direction relatively to the spring loosens the parts and withdraws the projection 32 from the perforation 2|, thus permitting the coil spring and the clip to be removed from the spring l0.

In that form of my invention shown in Figs. 5 and 6, a single comparatively long strip, preferably as long as and wider than the sinuous spring maybe substituted for the plurality of comparatively short and separated clips I2. As shown in Fig. 5, the strip 3 is provided with a series of central perforations 40 similar to the perforation 2| andspaced apart to correspond to the spacing of the ms of the sinuous spring. Transversely "aligned with each perforation 40 are the edge notches 4| and 42, said notches being alternated on the side edges of the strip throughout its v length.

In assembling the parts, the strip 3 is arranged as shown underneath the sinuous spring, whereafter the axial part 32 of the coil spring is arranged underneath the selected perforation 40 and rotated to carry said part 32 into the perforation and to screw the parts tightly together with the end coil 3| passing through the selected notch 4| or 42. The width of the strip 3 may be considerably varied, provided that the notches 4| and 42 thereof extend sufliciently inwardly to permit the passage of .the end coil 3| therethrough and thus to preventloosening of the parts under stress or vibration.

In Fig. 6, I have shown the material 'which is removed from the. strip 9 to form the notches 4| and 42, bent up in the form of lugs 43 corresponding to the lug 24 and functioning similarly thereto. In this case, it is immaterial whether or not the end coil 3| passes through the notch,

since the lugs prevent any possibility of relative movement of the sinuous spring in any direction in the plane of the strip. It will be understood that only a limited number of such lugs for 43 are required, though I have shown' one l i I each notch.

In all the forms of the invention, no relative movement of the parts in any direction is possible even under considerable stresses though the parts may be separated by deliberate relative rotation when desired.

It will be seen that I have provided a simple but efllcient device for holding one or more coil springs at any selected points on a sinuous spring,

which device is designed to be adequately and securely connected to the springs with a minimum of labor and that I have provided a structure well designed to meet the requirements of practical use.

While I have shown and described certain specific embodiments of my inven on, I do not wish to be understood as limiting in self thereto, but intend to claim the invention as broadly as may be permitted by the; state of the prior art and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim;

1. In a spring structure, a sinuous spring having a plurality of substantially semi-circular bends therein joined by straight portions, a coil spring arranged at a selected one of said bends, an axially arranged-portion at that part of the coil spring nearest the-sinuous spring, and a nous spring andarranged therewith between coils of theycoil spring" fdr, maintaining said I springs against relative movement, said member having a perforation therein receiving the axial portion of the coil spring and having an edge notch therein in transverse alignment with said perforation and receiving partof the end coil of the said coil spring, an end lug on said member sheet metal member'engaging a face of the sinarranged iriside of and in contact with one-of the bends of the sinuous spring, and side lugs on the L member arranged inside of the respective bends adjacent the bend engaged by thesaid first mentioned lug. t

2. A substantially flat and generally rectangular sheet metal member for use inv holding a plurality of coil springs to any spaced selected bends of a sinuous spring, said member having a pair of parallel edges and having a series of longitudinally spaced perforations therein substantially edges, and. also having notches on its edge each in transverse alignment with one-of said perforations.

. 4. The combination with a coil spring having an axially arranged end projection, of a onepiece clip for use in holding the coil spring tov any selected point on a sinuous spring, said clip comprising a bottom having a substantially" central perforation therein, the end part of the coil spring extending below said bottom and a pair of spaced fiat lugs adjacent an end ed of said bottom, each of said lugs being of less width than the length of said side edges, and a hat lug out-' standing from, the central portion of the other end edge of said bottom, and a sinuous spring having a part thereof having a bend therein arranged betwen said pair of lugs and also be tween a coil of said coil spring. and said bottom and with the bend thereof arranged outside of and in contact with said end'edge lug, said lugs cooperating to determine the relative positions of and preventing relative movement of the clip and the sinuous spring in the plane of the bo tom of the clip.

5. The combination with a coil spring having an axially arranged end projection, of a spring- Holding clip adapted to frictionally fit about a 180 bend of a sinuous spring and supporting the coil spring with the axis of said coil spring at substantially right angles to the plane -of said bend, comprising a flat bottom-portion, a flat lug upstanding integrally from the bottom portion at one end edge of said bottom portion, anda pair of upstanding fiat .lugs each integral with and upstanding from a side edge of the bottom. portion and of less width than the length of said side edge and of less height than that of said first mentioned lug, said bottom portion having a substantially central perforation therein through which the end projection of the coil spring passes, the,end part of the coil spring extending past said bottom portion, and a sinuo spring having a part thereof including said 180' bend arranged between said pair of lugs and between a coil of the coil spring and said bottom portion, with said bend outside of and in contact with the that me tioned fl'at lug, all of. said lugs cooperating to pc- -""sition the clip on the sinuous spring 6. A clip of a single piece of sheet metal having a-flat bottom portion provided with a central per- "I. A one-piece clip for use in holding a co spring to any selected point of a sinuous spring, said clip having a pair of side lugs each of less length than that of said clip, a bottom portion integrally connecting said side lugs and having 15 i a perforation therein midway between said side lugs, and an end lug outstanding from one end of said bottom portion and arranged centrally between the side lugs, said bottom having a notch in the other end thereof in alignment with the 2 perforation and the end lug. v I

I 8. In a spring structure, a sinuous springhaving a plurality of substantially semi-circularbends therein joined by straight portions, a coil spring arranged at a selected one of said bends and engaging one face of the selected bend, an axially arranged projection at that end of the coil spring nearest the sinuous spring, anda sheet metal member engagingtheother face or the selected bend. for maintaini'ng said springs movement, said member having against relative a perforation therein receiving the axial pr jection and having an edge notch therein in ransverse alignment with said perforation, part of the end coil of the said coil spring passing through 35 the notch and extending below said member. 9. In a spring structure, a sheet. metal springengaging member having a plate-like portion provided with a perforation midwaybetween the edges thereof, a coil spring, a sinuous spring be- 0 tween a coil of the coil spring and said plate-like portion, an end portion of the coil spring being arranged outwardly beyond the sinuous springand .at the outer face of the plate-like portion. said end portion terminating in a projection pass- 45 ing inwardly through the perforation, said coil spring compressing the sinuous spring and said member between said endportion and the succeeding coil of the coil spring.

10.. In a spring structure, a having a-plurality of substantiallysemi-circular bends therein ioinedby straight portions, a coil- 'spzingarranged, at a selected one of said bends, an axially arranged projection at the end of the end coil of the, coil spring, and a sheet metal as member formaintaining said springs against relative movement, the sinuous spring and the member being arranged between the end coil of the. coil spring and'the next succeeding coil with the projection on one side of the members and said so next succeeding coil. on the other side of the member; said member having a perforation there, in receiving the axial projection of the coil spring and having an edge notch therein in transverse alignment with said perforation and receiving 65 part of the end'coil of the said coil spring. and an outstanding lug on said-member arranged inside of and in contact with one of the bends of the sinuous spring;

- ABRAHAM KRAKAUER. l0

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